conchoids

Meaning of conchoids

noun
  1. Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).
    The Conchoid of Nicomedes is the conchoid of a straight line with respect to a point not on the line.
  2. A conchoidal fracture in rock.

Information about conchoids

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of conchoids is: conchoid.
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Hyphenation of conchoids

con-choids

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • conchoids is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with conchoids

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